S.No

Lecture Titles

Hours

1

Historical perspective

3 hrs

2

Scope of Materials Science and engineering

1 hr

3

Atomic structure and interatomic bonding

4 hrs

4

Lattices, basic idea of symmetry

3 hrs

5

Bravais lattices, unit cells, crystal structures, crystal planes and directions, co-ordination number.

5 hrs

6

Single crystals, polycrystalline, non-crystalline, nano crystalline materials

3 hrs

7

Imperfections in solids: point defects, line defects, surface defects

4 hrs

8

Solid solutions

2 hrs

9

Phases, phase diagrams

4 hrs

10

Diffusion phenomenon

2 hrs

11

Phase transformations

3 hrs

12

Strengthening mechanisms

2 hrs

13

Classification of materials, properties of materials

2 hrs

14

Structure, properties and applications of different metals and alloys,ceramics and polymers

2 hrs

Total

40 hrs